SR 159 Louisiana Senate · 2026 Regular Session

CHILDREN: Creates the Child Permanency Task Force.

This bill creates the Child Permanency Task Force to study how to improve safety and achieve timely permanent homes for children in Louisiana's foster care system. The task force will examine specific issues such as legal delays, court procedures, and the rights of parents and foster caregivers to recommend changes to laws, court rules, and agency policies. The group will be made up of representatives from various judicial bodies, child welfare agencies, legal services organizations, and former foster youth. Members will serve without pay and must submit their final report with recommendations to the state legislature by February 1, 2027.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2026

Committee Review

Senate Passage

May 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced May 26, 2026 Last action Jun 1, 2026

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What changed between versions

SR159 Original → SR159 Enrolled · 1 edit · Jun 1, 2026

MINOR

The bill was converted from an original draft to its final enrolled version, which involved reformatting the header and page numbers to match official legislative standards. Substantively, the text of the resolution remains identical, establishing a Child Permanency Task Force to study barriers to timely permanency for children in foster care and recommending improvements to safety and well-being outcomes.

TECHNICAL

The document header was updated to reflect the official enrolled status, changing the title from 'SR 159 Original' to '2026 Regular Session ENROLLED' and renumbering the page count from 5 pages to 4 pages.

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This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

May 27, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read by title and adopted.

upper

May 26, 2026

Introduced

Rules suspended. Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors